Ariana Madix and her attorneys had some selection phrases for Raquel Leviss this week.
Back in February, Raquel filed a lawsuit in opposition to Ariana and her ex-boyfriend Tom Sandoval.
As you’re most likely conscious, Tom cheated on Ariana with Raquel, and the affair remains to be creating controversy on Vanderpump Rules.
Ariana discovered concerning the affair when she caught sight of some incriminating footage on Sandoval’s telephone.
Raquel is now accusing the previous couple of revenge porn, intentional infliction of emotional misery, eavesdropping, and invasion of privateness.
Ariana Madix Claps Back at Raquel Leviss
But in new court docket paperwork obtained by Page Six, Ariana’s attorneys allege that Raquel “seeks to punish” and “blame Ms. Madix for the negative reaction [Leviss] received as a result of her affair with” Sandoval.
The paperwork allege that Raquel’s lawsuit is “an abuse of the legal process” and “does not seek
to vindicate any cognizable rights” however as an alternative makes an attempt to restrict Ariana’s proper to free speech.
Ariana’s attorneys declare that she was “devastated and immediately confronted” Sandoval about his affair.
She then despatched Leviss a textual content that learn, “you’re dead to me,” together with the video.
The attorneys word, nonetheless, that that was the one time that Ariana shared the footage with anybody.
Ariana Tells Her Side of the Story
In a court docket submitting, Ariana says she didn’t “share or show any of the video footage she found” as a result of Sandoval deleted it off her telephone throughout their subsequent argument.
“I did not send the videos to anyone else … I only saw the video of [Leviss] masturbating in places secluded from others — alone in the bathroom stall and in the alley with Mr. Sandoval,” Leviss writes.
“A heated argument ensued between me and Mr. Sandoval, and Mr. Sandoval forcibly grabbed my phone from my hands, causing my credit cards and driver’s license to fall to the pavement,” she continues.
“I rapidly grabbed my playing cards off the pavement and chased after Mr. Sandoval, who had additional distanced himself from the membership.
“By the time I caught up to him, Mr. Sandoval had deleted from my phone the videos I had recorded of the Facetime video.”
Leviss claims that Sandoval recorded her with out her data, however Tom’s attorneys insist that she created the footage in query and despatched it to his telephone.
“Based on Leviss’ own allegations, Sandoval merely saved private copies of the videos that Leviss had filmed and shared with him,” the submitting reads.
“Sandoval’s response in the face of irrefutable evidence that will be presented in court is disturbing,” Raquel’s attorneys responded.
“Leveraging such claims for media attention and perpetuating victim-blaming is not just deplorable but actionable.”
It’s nonetheless unclear if this case will go to court docket, but it surely appears apparent that the Scandoval is way from over!